freedom of assembly

Europe/Central Asia

(Milan) – The Spanish Senate should scrap a flawed draft law on public security that would undermine rights protections, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill, approved by the lower house of Parliament, includes provisions that infringe on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, unjustifiably penalize vulnerable groups, and violate international norms on asylum.

(Bangkok) – Cambodian authorities should release 21 activists and workers held since early January 2014, 12 international human rights and labor rights organizations said today in an open letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen.

(Berlin) – Azerbaijani authorities should immediately release from pretrial detention two senior political opposition leaders charged with organizing mass riots, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should either produce credible evidence that the charges against the two men are justified, or drop them.